The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-09-14


and only one paid the taxes.
New, the ENtaprieS, would blame the Oil
Ger for this and charges bad bookkeeping.
Because We think otherwise, the Enterprise
SAYS We have hanged oUrselt Well. II We
have, the editor Of that paper viii receive his
deserts if be is stretched by q Eempen co.d
for his wholesale attacks on people, and .S-
norance displayed By its own confession
what weak, isnoble journal it appears
Six months ago, it says. we were then II
possession of almost as much information as
We now have in regard TO the bad book-Eeep-
ing in question" Is this a journal to ENJOY
the confidence and patronage Of the people,
when it voluntarily acknowledges allowing
a wrong, affecting the pecuniary interests OF
the people, to exist for six long months,
without making an effort to suppress or ex-
pose it. After this humiliating confession,
is not this the personifcatioD OF brazen
cheek:
1--WE promise to keep our readers posted
correctly posted. The Enterprise will 'hew to
the line let the chips fall where they may.
Il is laughable Inconsistency, when IN the
same breath it says. I'VE could at this "rit'
inc give our readers considerable inforna-
ton in regard to the matter in question
No, it wont do that now, but will wait TIL
some one else takes the initiative and lml-
tating the bragart Falstaf when helueged the
liteless body Of the gallant Hotspur into
Henry's camp, and exclaimed, ''See " hat l
have done !" The Enterprise knows nothing
TO tell, no more than has already been pub
Eshed in the TINES. Notwithstanding It's
wild chatter to the contrary.
II II rotS n
malice, and ignorance; malice towards the
TINES predoninating. We are unconscious
of doing anything to incur so much ill-will
and woula ike to know wherein we have Of
Tended. We recommend to the editor Of the
Enterprise glass totally eclipsed to protect
innocent people from his malicious attacks,
and the advice of some party or sect to
teach him the paths of wisdom, truth, and
rectitude.
We are not defending anybody's books,
or trying to injure any one. We have pub
lshed all the information we could get and
its source in the matter ut issue; and there
is nothing behind with US. We have never
said nor do We know whether the treasurers
books, etc, are right or wrong. w We're
told that they are correct by TIE present
county auditor. and n another place can be
seen what t0g treasurer says hl!useh. We
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.os-. r.}Ae1 t.,sLg g,;..oo- Sll.sii. us !e=3ie
att>luDts =; s>:"c;.SM 4&fe rehounued, and
leaves rs smlnns al tie iudlcro1s farce.
ana thai papers report OF the tceasurers Of
fee. if untrue, is another evidence of what
the editor of the Enterprise will stoop to, 10
accomplish revengeful purpose.
The True Facts Of the Case.
sBehold the Nountoin has Lob0red and
Brought Forth a lNouse."
On yesterday, subsequent to putting
the above in type, Gen. Stoney was
again in Manning and kindly accord
ed US the privilege of few minutes
conversation with him in reference to
the issues involved in the settlement
between the auditor and treasurer.
Referring him to our report OF this
matter in last weeks paper, he said it
was correct, fair, and impartial. In
explanation Of the compliment paid
the auditor and treasurer on the con-
dition OF their books, the General
says he made no direct examination
of them, but casually glaucing over
the pages expressed himself as we'll
pleased with their neat appearance,
and proper form. [ am aware, he
said, of no irregularities in the treas
urer's books, vouchers, or other pa
pers, aud be is blameless, as far as 1
know, for this delay in making the an
nual settlement. There IS ore in
however, where The treasurer
did wrong. My instructions require
him before receiving his ''dup.lcate"
to compare 1t with the auditors orig
inal, and unless tley are like and like
cot TO receive It. He tailed to do this
out gave certificate to that effect.
We were glad to learn from General
Stoaey that the errors in tie auditors
books were only clerical, and amount
to not more that $40 in taxes.
After writing up this interview we
it to General Stoney, and
to use his language, he said: Il en-
dorse every word of it as correct and
true, in every particular.